five months away. right now the state fair is where it s at if you are a republican presidential hopeful. they re going through the speeches and appearances. cnn s kyung lah is there. what are people telling you? um, well, i will get to this. you ll have to figure out exactly what this is in just a minute, alex. what we are hearing from people who are here in the state of iowa, it s something we ve heard throughout the entire primary, that they were either in the camp of fully backing donald trump or looking for an alternative. that s really the theme we have seen throughout this entire primary season, and that will continue today. today is the kickoff of the iowa
welcome back. in oakland, california, robberies, burglaries, assaults are surging compared to last year. the california highway patrol is being tapped to help fight crime and protect the city s 400,000 residents. the move comes af oakland branch of the naacp and a local pastor called on city leaders to declare a state of emergency due to the crime. with more on the situation, here s cnn s kyung lah. i love oakland. it s very hard for me and my son, especially my son. reporter: so, kristen cook is leaving oakland, california. be careful. reporter: af living here her entire life. i can t take it anymore. i got to the point i was too scared to leave my house. reporter: cook blames brazen assaults, robberies, and home invasions across the city, as oakland sees a surge in violent
a state of emergency. over opens rampant crime. cnn s kyung lah has this story. i love oakland. it s very hard for me and my son. especially my son. kristen cook is leaving oakland california. after living here her entire life. i can t take it anymore. i got to the, point i was too scared to leave my house. cook blames brazen assaults and robberies in broad daylight, break-ins and home invasions across the city. as oakland sees a surgeon reported violent crimes this year compared to last. while homicides are down, robberies burglaries and radar all up by double digits percentages. everyone we talked to says that it does not matter your race, your income, everyone seems to be a target. including carjackings, like this one.
welcome back, in oakland california, robberies, burglaries, assaults are surging compared to last year. the california highway patrol is now being tough to help fight crime and protect the cities for hundred thousand residents. the move comes after a glimpse branch of the naacp and a local pastor called on city leaders to declare a state of emergency, due to the crime. with more on the situation, here s cnn s kyung lah. i love oakland. it s very hard for me and my son, especially my son. so kristen cook is leaving, oakland, california. be careful. after living here her entire life. i can t take it anymore. i got to the point i was too scared to leave my house. cook blames brazen assaults and robberies in broad daylight. break-ins and home invasions across the city as oakland seized a surge and reported violent crimes this year compared to last. while homicides are down, robberies, burglaries, and are all up by double digit percentages. everyone we talked to says it doesn
cnn s kyung lah visited one walgreens that s been hit by shoplifters more than a dozen times a day, three times just while kyung lah was inside. reporter: ritchie greenberg walked into a san francisco walgreens when he saw in the frozen food section this. chains. heavy chains that went from padlock to padlock on both sides of the doors. and this was bizarre, something i d never seen before. this is just more icing on the cake, telling us that rampant crime has become a regular part of life. reporter: so typical that in the 30 minutes we were at that walgreens, we watched three people, including this man, steal. did that guy pay? did that guy pay? no. he didn t pay? reporter: walgreens says this richmond neighborhood store with aisles of products like mustard